Branch Manager, Star Truss

Title: Branch Manager

Location: 1700 Molson St, Winnipeg

At Star Truss, our people make the difference. We offer an exciting place to build your career with competitive compensation and benefit packages, company matching RRSP/DPSP program, employee home purchase program and employee discounts.

Job Overview

Reporting to the Vice-President, as the Branch Manager, Star Truss you will oversee the day-to-day operations of the division, including all Truss and EWP sales, designs and production for the Branch. You also develop and implement overall strategies to enhance production productivity and operational excellence while controlling operational costs.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Managing daily operations of the division. Preparing and monitoring annual budgets. Analyzing market trends and providing recommendations for growth opportunities.
• Developing and implementing overall strategies for production, design and estimating, inventory management, employee management and staffing to enhance operational efficiency.
• Providing guidance to, and act as the primary contact for the Design Manager and Operations Manager for all customer, employee, production, design and estimating related issues.
• Leading, developing and providing guidance to Truss Design team members. Ensuring staff adhere to the established standards for customer service and operational excellence.
• Overseeing the initial consultations and drafts through to completed designs for various structural roof truss and floor systems.
• Managing production efficiencies and ensuring sufficient inventory levels to meet demand.
• Ensuring proper staffing and equipment levels for all areas of the business unit within the budget guidelines.
• Acting as the primary contact for all issues relating to production, design and estimating issues.
• Maintaining market awareness for commodity pricing to ensure competitive inventory positions and local conditions for sales and pricing strategies.

As our ideal candidate, you are…

• A strong communicator; you clearly express your thoughts in conversation as well as write and present in a persuasive and influencing manner.
• An active listener; you seek to understand and listen to others in a non-judgmental way.
• A creative problem solver; you think outside the box for solutions without fear of failure.
• A leader; you attract, retain, develop or improve the skills of others through effective coaching and guidance.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a supervisory role related to Structural roof truss and floor systems.
• Valid driver's licence and access to a reliable vehicle.
• Satisfactory verification of criminal record check.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlooks, Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint and PowerPoint) and MiTek software.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience designing floor and roof trusses, and engineered wood products such as joists, LVL beams and LVL wall framing is preferred.
• Degree or Diploma in Architectural Technology, Structural Engineering, Building Design Technology, or equivalent.

What We Value

• Creating trusting and successful working relationships.
• Taking responsibility for the outcome of decisions and actions.
• Cooperating with team members in a supportive and respectful manner.
• Staying current with technical job skills.
• Consistently meeting customer expectations.
• Setting clear, measurable, and achievable goals.

Work Conditions

You primarily work in both manufacturing plant and office settings during regular business hours. Travel to sites and overtime may be required.

About Us

Star Truss, a division of Star Building Materials, is one of Manitoba's largest prefab truss plants. With an extremely experienced design staff, state-of-the-art design software and the latest in manufacturing equipment, we can successfully complete the most difficult projects.

Star Truss manufactures and supplies prefab floor and roof trusses to builders throughout Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario. We also supply a full range of engineered wood products such as wood I-joists, LVL beams and LVL wall framing. Every product we supply is designed to meet or exceed code standards and our quality control program ensures the final product does as well. To learn more, click here.

Qualico welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

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Closing Date: October 30, 2025